BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 9 SEED, WILL FACE MISSISSIPPI STATE IN FIRST ROUND (EAST REGION)

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS NCAA NO. 9 SEED, WILL FACE MISSISSIPPI STATE IN FIRST ROUND (EAST REGION)
The Bears earn a sixth-straight NCAA Tournament bid

The following are to be determined and will be announced ASAP:

  *   Media schedule
  *   Raleigh Arrival Site
  *   Tip time (first-round game date is set for Friday, March 21)
  *   TV Network

***NCAA Credential Application (Baylor Media): https://secure.sportssystems.com/events2/credapp.cfm
- deadline is 4 p.m. CT Monday***

AUDIO/VIDEO FILES OF POST-SELECTION SHOW MEDIA AVAILABILITY ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADED HERE: http://baylorbea.rs/MediaMBB
ATTACHED: BU logo, roster, stats package
BELOW: Quick Facts & NCAA Notes
BaylorBears.com - Stats<https://baylorbears.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mbball>

Raleigh Info
Venue: Lenovo Center
First-Round Game Date: Friday, March 21
Tip-Off Time: TBD
CBS/Turner Sports Crew: TBD
Westwood One Radio Crew: TBD

BAYLOR QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Waco, Texas
Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas
Enrollment: 20,626
President: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades
Faculty Representative: Dr. Carson Mencken
Sport Administrator: David Kaye
Conference: Big 12
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Green (PMS 3435 C) and Gold (PMS 1235 C)
Arena (capacity): Foster Pavilion (7,500)

BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Season: 1906-07
All-Time Record: 1,500-1,423 (.513)
Overall Postseason Record: 33-22 (.600)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 15 (1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
NCAA Tournament Record: 23-17 (.575)
Final Four Appearances: 3 (1948, 1950, 2021)
Last NCAA Appearance: 2024 (NCAA Second Round)
NIT Appearances: 6
NIT Record: 10-5
Last NIT Appearance: 2018 (lost to Mississippi State in Second Round)
Regular Season Conference Championships: 7 (1932, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 2021, 2022)

BASKETBALL STAFF
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ‘93)
            Record at Baylor: 463-259 (22 years)
            Career Record: 483-270 (23 years)
Assistant Coaches:
               Jared Nuness (Valparaiso, 2001) — 15th season at Baylor
Tweety Carter (Baylor, 2010) — Third Season at Baylor
Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) — First Season at Baylor
Steve Henson (Kansas State, 1990) — First Season at Baylor
Melvin Hunt (Baylor, 1987) — First Season at Baylor
Director of Basketball Operations: Ty Beard
General Manager: Jason Smith
Director of Video Operations: Gabe Awbrey
Strength & Conditioning: Charlie Melton
Athletic Trainer: Dave Snyder

TEAM INFORMATION
2024-25 Overall Record: 19-14
2024-25 Big 12 Record / Finish: 10-10 / t-6th
Roster Breakdown: 5 Sr. / 2 Jr. / 1 So. / 5 Fr.
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 3/9
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4

MEDIA INFORMATION
Matt Roberts, Director of Athletic Communications  (basketball contact)
            254-227-2280 - cell
            Wm_roberts at baylor.edu<mailto:Wm_roberts at baylor.edu> – email
VIDEO [Baylor Athletics Creative Services]
Baylor Creative Services Contact: Matthew Kirchner, 254-275-1937 cell, Matthew_Kirchner1 at baylor.edu<mailto:Matthew_Kirchner1 at baylor.edu>
RADIO [Baylor Sports Media Network]
Assistant AD/Broadcasting (radio contact):
            John Morris, 254-709-9687 cell (also PxP)
            Color Analyst: Pat Nunley
NEWSPAPER
Local Beat Writer (Waco Tribune-Herald): Brice Cherry, Brice.Cherry at wacotrib.com<mailto:Brice.Cherry at wacotrib.com>

BAYLOR NCAA NOTES:
• Baylor is 23-17 in 16 previous NCAA Championships trips, including a 20-11 record in the Scott Drew era
• Drew is one of eight coaches in NCAA history, and the only one since 1990, to have won an NCAA title and an NIT Title at the same school
• BU is one of just four teams to win at least one game in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments played dating back to 2018-19, joining Gonzaga, Kansas and Houston
• Baylor is 9-4 with six-straight wins in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament

• Baylor is 1 of 8 teams to appear in nine of the last 10 tournaments, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Purdue
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in the last 11 tournaments
• Baylor is appearing in the NCAA postseason for a school-record 13th-consecutive time (11 NCAA, 2 NIT).
• Baylor is making its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance in the modern tournament era. BU’s first three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1946, 1948 and 1950 were in an eight-team bracket.
• BU’s six-straight NCAA Tournaments are also a school record
• Baylor is 45-28 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last 17 seasons
• BU is aiming to reach the Sweet sixteen for the sixth time in the Drew Era, and the second time since 2021. Out of the last 10 opponents who have eliminated Baylor in the NCAA Tournament, seven have made at least the Elite Eight, five have made the Final Four, three have made the National Title game and two have won the national title
• Baylor has played in three Final Fours (1948, 1950, 2021). The first two Final Four appearances were when it was an eight-team bracket.
• Baylor has played in two National Championship games (1948 lost to Kentucky, 2021 defeated Gonzaga).


Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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